tetapi
Central Melanau
Alternative forms
- ketapi, tapi
Etymology
From Malay tetapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).
Conjunction
tetapi
- Alternative form of ketapi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tetapi, from Old Malay tathapi, from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi), तथा (tathā) + अपि (api).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [təˈtapi]
- Hyphenation: tê‧ta‧pi
Conjunction
têtapi
- but (although)
Alternative forms
- tapi
Further reading
- “tetapi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- tapi
- تتاڤي, تاڤي (Jawi spelling)
Etymology
From Old Malay [script needed] (tathāpi) (attested in the Kota Kapur inscription), borrowed from Sanskrit तथापि (tathāpi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tətapi/
- Rhymes: -api, -pi, -i
Conjunction
tetapi (Jawi spelling تتاڤي)
- but (although)
References
- Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 277
Further reading
- “tetapi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.